Adelaide Baroque Quartet: Enlightened Quartets, Music from the Age of Enlightenment
The early 1700's saw a new period in the Arts, a time of great change and transformation with incredible advances in composition and performance. The Age of Reason, termed The Age of Enlightenment, promoted ideas such as liberty, progress, and democracy. Our program highlights composers including Mozart, Haydn, and Mendelssohn.
★★★★★" The Adelaide Baroque String Quartet, using historically informed instruments to create a gracious, velvety sound." Craig Reid, Limelight
"The sell-out events introduced audiences to the intimacies of period instruments and afforded an opportunity to literally hear the development of this now-established composition form, with informative comments by nationally and internationally renowned musicians." Timothy Roberts, Curator, The David Roche Gallery
Presenter
Presented by: Adelaide Baroque
Adelaide Baroque Quartet is an ensemble within the established Adelaide Baroque: violinists Alison Rayner, former member of both the Melbourne Symphony and Oslo Philharmonic first violin sections and has also held the position of Associate Principal Second violin in the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Janet Anderson, accomplished orchestral and chamber musician who has been full-time with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra since 2007; Violist Heidi von Bernewitz, lived and worked professionally in England, Germany, Australia and America; Cellist Tom Marlin, rapidly emerging as one of Australia’s pre-eminent cellists, toured nationally with the Alma Moodie Quartet and the Tarrawatta Trio, and is principal cellist of Adelaide Baroque, all with whom he regularly performs.Social media
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Accessibility
- High audio content
- Suitable for audiences who may not have a comprehensive understanding of the English language
